Body Shop Associations
Collision Repairers Talk Solutions at AASP/NJ Town Hall Meeting

AASP/NJ Executive Director Charles Bryant said based on what was said, the collision industry is fed up with how insurers are dealing with auto body shops at the present time.

2022 SEMA Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

SEMA announced that three industry legends will be inducted into the SEMA Hall of Fame: Walker Evans, Jack Roush and Robert Eugene “Gene” Winfield.

Tim Ronak Joins CIECA Board of Trustees

CIECA announced that Tim Ronak, senior services consultant for AkzoNobel, has joined CIECA’s Board of Trustees, effective immediately.

AASP/NJ to Hold Open Discussion Town Hall Meeting

The meeting will be held on May 19 at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Clark, N.J., and discuss labor rates, parts issues, insurer conduct and more.

AASP-MA to Hold Protest on Labor Rates at State House

The demonstration and motorcade will be in response to the unsustainably low reimbursement rates artificially set by insurance companies. 

CIECA to Offer Webinar on Data Sharing

CIECA’s next CIECAST webinar, “Data Sharing in the Collision Industry and its Unintended Consequences,” is scheduled for May 24 at 2 pm EST.

CIECA Forms OEM Repair Procedures Committee

CIECA has announced the formation of a new Standards Development Committee focused on OEM repair procedures and build sheet data.

SEMA Announces 2022 Launch Pad Competition

SEMA Launch Pad is the premier product-pitching competition for budding entrepreneurs in the automotive aftermarket industry.

AASP/NJ Virtual Meeting Explores Prevailing Rates

Speaker Tim Ronak of AzkoNobel defined prevailing rate as “a construct that has evolved as a convenience for communication to market participants.”

Origami Risk Joins CIECA as Corporate Member

Origami Risk provides integrated software as a service solutions for insurers, managing general agents, third-party administrators, brokers and others across the insurance value chain.

WIN Extends Conference Registration Deadline

The Women’s Industry Network has extended its in-person registration closing date to Friday, April 22 for its annual educational conference in Greenville, S.C., May 2-4, 2022.

NABC, AASP/NJ Present Recycled Ride to Expectant Mother

Patricia Taylor, a resident of Newton, N.J., received the gift of a restored 2016 Honda CRV, which will give her the ability to work and take care of her new baby.